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27 Oct 2000

Safety Advisories

Safety practices to reduce the risk of serious injury or death both to railroad employees engaged in switching operations and to the general public

Subject Operating Practices, Switching Operations

Keywords: railroad switching operations ; SOFA ; SOFA Matrix; locomotive engineer; foul track

Safety Advisory Number
2000-03

1 Aug 2000

Conference & Workshop

Findings and Recommendations of the SOFA Working Group, Volume II - Appendix, 08/2000

Subject Operating Practices, Switching Operations

Keywords: SOFA recommendations

Location

United States

28 Oct 1999

Conference & Workshop

Findings and Recommendations of the SOFA Working Group, 10/1999

Subject Operating Practices, Switching Operations

Keywords: SOFA recommendations

Location

United States

1 Jul 1990

Technical Reports

Review and Analysis of Railroad Passenger Car Waste Retention Systems Volume II: Appendices C, D and E

Author
Alan J. Bing, Todd O. Burger, Thomas J. Rasmussen

Subject Industrial Hygiene, Intercity Passenger Rail Investment

Keywords: Toilet, Waste Retention Technologies, Test Programs, Cost Evaluations

Abstract:

The traditional practice of dumping railroad toilet and other waste directly onto the tracks is still used on most passenger cars operated by Amtrak. However, this practice is...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD 91-02 I & II
Office
RRD

1 Jan 1990

Other Reports

Appendix A: Health Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Sewage Disposal from Amtrak Trains; Appendix B: Manufacturers' Technical Brochures

Author
Arthur D. Little

Subject Industrial Hygiene, Passenger Rail

Keywords: Hazardous Materials, Risk Analysis, Waste Stations

Abstract: Amtrak collects human waste from on-board toilet facilities in holding tanks which are emptied at waste stations into municipal sewage systems. Employees who transfer the waste...

Office
RRD